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FixO3-MilestoneMS14:SecondroundofTNAprojectsinformationdisseminatedonline

Project 312463 – Fixed Point Open Ocean Observatories Network

Work Package number WP7

Work Package title International and European networking of fixed-point observatories

Milestone number MS14

Deliverable title Second round of TNA projects information disseminated online

Description This document is a product of WP9 (Transnational access to FixO3 infrastructures), the tasks of which are formally hosted by WP2 and WP7.

Lead beneficiary PLOCAN

Lead authors Marimar Villagarcia (PLOCAN), Eric Delory (PLOCAN), Andres Cianca (PLOCAN)

Fiona Grant (MI), Rosemarie Butler (MI), Diarmuid O’Conchubhair

Contributors

Submitted by Luisa Cristini

MS14-SecondroundofTNAprojectsinformationdisseminatedonline

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TableofContents

ListofFigures.................................................................................................................................................3

ListofTables..................................................................................................................................................3

ISecondTNACall...........................................................................................................................................5

IINextStepstowardsimplementation..........................................................................................................6

IIIStatistics....................................................................................................................................................7

IVStatistics1stand2ndCalls...........................................................................................................................9

AnnexA–InformationonapprovedTNAprojects–2ndcall.......................................................................10


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ListofFigures

Figure1-Distributionofthefifteenproposalsbyinfrastructures..................……………………………....................5

Figure2-Genderdistributionbyprincipalinvestigatorandteammember............................……………………….7

Figure3-Typeofteamsandnumberofcountriesbyproposal………................................................................7

Figure4-Numberofproposalspresentedbyeachparticipantcountry………...................................................8

Figure5-Numberofteammembersbyproposal..................................................................................………...8

Figure6-Percentagesbythemesanddomainsfromthetwocalls(left),andbyusers’typeandcountries(right)................................................................................................................................................................9

ListofTables

Table1-Listofprojects2ndcallincludingtheproposaltitle,applicantandinfrastructureinvolved................6


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Summary

Thisreportprovidesinformationtobedisseminatedonlineabouttheprojectsevaluatedfavourablyandtobe funded under the Second TNA call. A description of each accepted project, having been grantedpermissionfromtheauthorsisprovidedinAnnexA.Thisdocumentalsoincludessomestatisticsongender,compositionandcountryoftheteamsinvolvedintheproposals.


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Openingofthecall:1stMay2015SignedsubmissionformsshallbesentinPDFto:[email protected]:31stofJuly201517h00GMTEvaluationandselectionphase:fromcallopeningdateto31stofOctoberFeedbacktoapplicants:15thofNovember2015Projectimplementationtimewindow:early2016toAugust2017

ISecondTNACallThesecondFixO3callforTrans-NationalAccess(TNA)openedonthe1stofMay2015andclosedonthe31stofJuly2015.Detailsaboutthecalldefinitionandselectioncriteriaaredescribedhere.Atotalof15FixO3infrastructureswereofferedforaccess:• Fourteenoceansurface,watercolumnandseafloorobservatoryinstallationsandsystems• Oneshallowwatertestsite(OBSEA)withtheabilitytoprovidepracticalandtime-efficienttestingofinstruments,systems,proceduresandnewtechnologiesapplicabletofixedopen-oceanobservatoriesATNAofficee-mailaddressmanagedbyPLOCAN([email protected])wasprovidedtofacilitatevariousenquiriesandalsoprovidedanelectronic trail fromwhichall the steps related to specific call procedurecouldbeexecuted.Thetextboxbelowincludesthecalltimelineasstatedinthedifferentdocuments.Fromthe fifteen infrastructuresmadeavailable for freeaccess,nine receivedproposals (60%).A totalofnineproposalswere submitted, sixof theobservatories receivedonlyoneproposal,whereas twoof theinfrastructures received twoproposals andone received three (Figure 1). Notably one of the proposalspresentedthesameapproachtofivedifferentobservatories,andthereforethereareinfact13requeststoaccessnineobservatories.

Figure1.Distributionofthenineproposalsbyinfrastructures(13accesses).


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Thelistofprojectswhichpassedtheevaluationisincludedinthetablebelow,inorderofdatesubmitted.This list includes the infrastructureand itsmainoperator’sname, theapplicantasmain investigator, thetitleoftheproposalandtheacronym(whereprovided).AmoredetaileddescriptionisincludedinAnnexA.

Table1.Listofprojects(2ndcall)includingproposalname,applicantandinfrastructureinvolved.Infrastructure InfrastructureOperator Applicant Proposaltitle-Acronym

OBSEA UniverstitatPolitècnicadeCatalunya(UPC),SARTIResearchGroupBarcelona,Spain

AlbertoFigoli,SMIDTechnology,LaSpezia(Italy)

ShallowWaterHydrophoneArraylongtermDeployment-SWHAD

PYLOS HellenicCentreforMarineResearch(HCMR),46.7kmAthens-SounionRoad,Anavyssos,Attica,GR-19013Greece

AndersTengberg(Aandera,Norway)

EarlyDetectionofIncreasedSeismicActivities-EDISA

PYLOS HellenicCentreforMarineResearch(HCMR),46.7kmAthens-SounionRoad,Anavyssos,Attica,GR-19013Greece

PeterSchjØlberg,FugroOceanor,Norway

IncreaseavailablepoweronoceanographicbuoyandtransmitAISmessagewithselectedbuoyparameters–INPOW-AISPAR

E1-M3A InstituteofOceanographyHellenicCentreforMarineResearch(HCMR),Thalassocosmos,FormerUSbaseatGournes,P.O.Box2214Heraklion,Crete,GR-71003Greece

PeterSchjØlberg,FugroOceanor,Norway

ImprovingmooringdesignusingintegratedloadcellandtransmittingAISmessagewithselectedbuoyparameters–IMLOC-AISPAR

MOMAR FrenchMarineResearchInstitute(IFREMER),BRESTCENTER-29280Plouzané,France

OlivierRod,SWEREAKIMAB,Sweden

CorrosionResistance,BiofilmandProtectionDataInDeepSeawater-DeepCorr


IvanePairaud,Ifremer,France

Upwelling characterization withautonomous underwater vehicle -upAUV

ESTOC OceanicPlatformoftheCanaryIslands(PLOCAN),Crta.deTaliartes/n,35214LasPalmas,CanaryIslands,Spain

CarlosCorela,LisboaUniversity,Portugal

SEISMIC AND ACOUSTIC noiseanalysisatESTOCsite-SEACOUT

StationM,PAP,ESTOC,TENATSO/CVOOandDYFAMED

1.Sta.M:UniversityofBergen,GeophysicalInstitute,P.O.Box7803,NO-5020Bergen,Norway2.PAP:NaturalEnvironmentalResearchCouncil(NERC)-NationalOceanographyCentre(NOC),Southampton,UnitedKingdom3.ESTOC:OceanicPlatformoftheCanaryIslands(PLOCAN),Crta.deTaliartes/n,35214LasPalmas,CanaryIslands,Spain4.TENATSO/CVOO:NationalInstituteforFisheriesResearch.CovadeInglesa,C.P.132Mindelo-SãoVicente,CapeVerde5.DYFAMED:CNRS-INSU,ObservatoireOcéanologiquedeVillefranchesurMer181CheminduLazaret,06230Villefranche-sur-Mer,France

LucianaGénio,AveiroUniversity,Portugal

Larval Occurrences in Open Ocean:Connectivity studies in the EastAtlantic and West Mediterranean -LO3CAted


TorsteinPedersen,Nortek,Norway

Currentmeter intercomparison in ashallowwaterenvironment-CISWE

IINextStepstowardsimplementationNextstepsforimplementationare:

1. To sign an agreement between the Infrastructure Operator and the End User involved for eachproposalbeforereceivingfunding;

2. Organize,manageandimplementtheTNAproject.


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After the proposal has been executed, a report will be produced and the data will be made publicallyavailable, inagreementwiththeFixO3policy,except ifamoratoriumhasbeenrequestedand justified inthesubmissionform.FromaFixO3perspective,webelievethissecondTNAcallhasbeenasuccessandweacknowledgetheworkexecutedbythePanelofExperts,aswellastheiravailabilitytoparticipatetotheconsensusmeetingswhenneeded.AlldevelopmentshavebeencarriedoutinstrictcompliancewithAnnexIIIoftheGrantAgreement.IIIStatisticsIn this section we include some statistics related to the human resources and organisations thatparticipatedtotheSecondFixO3TNACall. It shouldbenotedthatoutofnineproposals,only twohadafemaleprincipalinvestigator.Concerningteams,thesituationissimilarwithonly8womenoutofatotalof31people (Figure2,belowright),although thepercentageslightly increaseswith respect to the firstcall(26%inthiscallascomparedto20%inthefirst).Thisseemstoreflectagainthesmallnumberofwomeninvolvedinoceanscience.

Figure2.Genderdistributionperprincipalinvestigatorandteammember.

Figure3.Typeofteamsandnumberofcountriesperproposal.

Withrespecttothetypeofteams,thenumberofcompanieshasincreasedverymuchwithrespecttothefirstcall,infactithaspassedfromrepresenting16%to71%oftheteamsinvolvedinthissecondcall(Figure3,aboveleft).ThisfactshowstheeffortdonetoinvolvetheindustrialsectorintheTNAofFixO3,followingtheresultsofthefirstcall.Mostproposalsincludeonlyteamsfromonecountry,in2casestheteamscamefrom2countriesandoneoftheproposalsincludedteamsfrom3countries(Figure3,aboveright).


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Teams from eight different countries have participated in this Second FixO3 TNA call (Figure 4), with 5teams from France; other two countries (Norway and Spain) have teams participating in 4 proposals,Swedenin3,Portugalin2andotherthreecountries(Brazil,ItalyandUSA)justinoneproposal.

Figure4.Numberofteamsbycountry,secondcall.

Thenumberofpeopleperproposalbelonging to the sameordifferententitiesaredepicted inFigure5.Mostoftheteamsintheproposalsarecomposedof2or3people.Thereareteamscomposedof5,6,7and9people,oneforeachcase.

Figure5.Numberofteammemberspernumberofproposals.


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IVStatistics1stand2ndCallsSomestatisticsinpercentagesareprovidedonreceivedproposalsforthefirstandsecondcalls,accordingtothethemeanddomainaddressed,aswellasusertype.Figure6showsinthefirsttwographstotheleftthatmorethanhalfoftheproposalswererelatedtoscienceandaboutathirdtotechnology,theresttobothscienceandtechnology.

Figure6.Percentagesbythemeanddomain fromthetwocalls (left),andbyusers’ typeandcountries(right).

Withrespecttotheoriginoftheusers,3graphs(totheright),showthat67%werecomingfromacademia,most of them were external (82%) and there were representatives from 13 countries. It is also worthemphasizing that in 25% of user cases there was collaboration between academia and industry, and ingeneral the higher percentages of participation by countries came from France (15.8%), Italy and Spain(13.2%bothofthem).


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AnnexA–InformationonapprovedTNAprojects–2ndcallFor each proposal which has passed the evaluation and for which the corresponding observatory hasagreedtohosttheproposedproject,wehaveincludedthefollowinginformation:projecttitleandacronym,hostfacility,modalityofaccessanddescriptionoftheproposal;texthasbeendirectlyextractedfromtheapplicationformreceivedatproposalstage.


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ProjecttitleandacronymShallowWaterHydrophoneArraylongtermDeployment(SWHAD)HostfacilityOBSEAModalityofAccessMoA2 – Partially remote (the presence of the user is required at some stage, e.g. for installing anduninstallinganinstrument)DescriptionThemissionsaredevotedtothefollowingscientificandtechnicalobjectives

- Definethebestpositionandgeometryofthearraytogetthebestdeploymentaccordingtothetypeofmeasurement

- Verifyproperfunctioningofthesystem- Setuptheacousticmeasurementparameters- Verifyresistancetoenvironmentalagents- Validateacousticmeasurementofdifferentacousticsource- Measurehydrophonesrealperformancesinshallowwaterenvironment- Validatehydrophonesrealperformancevs.targeted

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ProjecttitleandacronymEarlyDetectionofIncreasedSeismicActivities-EDISAHostfacilityPYLOSModalityofAccessMoA2 – Partially remote (the presence of the user is required at some stage, e.g. for installing anduninstallinganinstrument)DescriptionEarthquake-warning systemsarebasedonnetworksof seismic instruments.Dependingonhow far fromtheepicenteryouarelocatedsuchsystemscanprovideaheadwarningsofsomesecondstominuteswhichgives limited time to save lives and property. If the earthquake takes place close to land and creates atsunamilossescanbecomeenormousevenifadvancedwellfunctioningwarningsystemsareinplace.TheearthquakeandsubsequenttsunamiinJapanin2011isanexampleofthis.Monitoring CO2 efflux has demonstrated to be a useful tool to forecast precursory signals of volcaniceruptionsandseismiceventsseveraldaysaheadofaneruption/earthquake(Padronetal.(2008)).InthisTNAapplicationweproposetocombinemultilevel,gradientmeasurementsofpCO2andO2close


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to the bottom to investigate if this could be an efficient method to quantify and distinguish between“normal”mainlybiologicallydrivenprocessesatthesediment-waterinterfaceandeventswithCO2dominatedreleasedrivenbyseismicactivities.SimilarmethodsweresuccessfullyusedanddescribedinAtamanchuketal.(2015)inaprojectcalledQICSwhereCO2wasdeliberatelyreleased10mbelowthesediment-waterinterfacetosimulateleakagefromanunderwater CO2 storage site.Multi-parametermeasurements (currents, tides, salinity, temperature andparticles) ingeneralandpCO2andO2inparticularcombinedwithmultivariatestatisticalanalyzingofthedataturnedout tobepowerful tools todistinguishbetweennaturalprocessesandman-madecausedbytheCO2release.BecauseoffrequentseismicactivitiesthePylossiteshouldbeadequateformethodologicaldevelopmentofan early warning earthquake system. In addition the bottom node of the Pylos observatory is alreadyequippedwithanAanderaaSeaGuardinstrumenttowhichmultipleclustersofCO2andO2optodesaswellasothersensorscanbe“plugandplay”connectedandlogged.FurthermorethebottomplatformhoststwoIRbasedsensorsthatmeasurepCO2andCH4onetimeperday,theformerwillserveforqualitycontrolofthe pCO2 optodes. Two advantages of using optode technology are compact size and low powerconsumption. This opens for connecting multiple nodes to the same battery powered instrument andsample the sensors at high frequency, e.g. every 1 s for shorter periods every hour (advanced samplingschemesisabuiltinfeatureintheSeaGuardinstruments).The rationale of placing sensors at different levels just above (0-2m) the seafloor is thatwhen there isconsumption/productionofe.g.O2andCO2agradientwillbe formed that canbeused to calculate theconsumption/productionrates.Todothisa transportcoefficient (eddydiffusivity) isneeded.Wesuggestestimating this coefficient from periods of fast sampling of the existing Doppler Current Sensor and ofmultiplehighlysensitivepressuresensorsplacedatdifferentlevels.Another critical aspect is tomeasure small gradient so that the O2 and pCO2 optodes have to be wellintercalibrated,within 1 uM and 2 uatm respectively.We suggest to do this by occasionally placing thesensorsatthesamelevelusingasimpleelevatormechanismthatisactivatedbyasimpletimer.If successful thismethodologicaldevelopmentwillnotonlyadvance thepossibilitiesof creatingcompactlong-term deployable early warning systems for earthquakes it will also open new possibilities forestimatingmetabolicratesofsediments.- AtamanchukA. et al. (2015)Detection of CO2 leakage from a simulated sub-seabed storage site usingthreedifferenttypesofpCO2sensors.InternationalJourn.GreenHouseGasControl,38:121-134.-Padronetal.(2008)ChangesintheDiffuseCO2EmissionandRelationtoSeismicActivityinandaroundElHierro,CanaryIslands.Pureappl.Geophys.,165:95–114.

--------------------ProjecttitleandacronymIncreaseavailablepoweronoceanographicbuoyandtransmitAISmessagewithselectedbuoyparameters(INPOW-AISPAR)HostfacilityPYLOSModalityofAccessMoA2 – Partially remote (the presence of the user is required at some stage, e.g. for installing anduninstallinganinstrument)Description


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Usingmoored oceanographic buoys as platform for a wide range of sensorsmeasuringmeteorological,oceanographic and biological parameters frequently provides excellent input to long term planningpurposesaswellasdaytodayoperational issues(weatherforecasting,redtideoroil inwaterincidents).However, many modern and sophisticated sensors demand access to more power. Also from anoperationalpointofviewitwillbebeneficialtoincreasetheavailablepoweronthebuoy,therebyreducingthenumberofplannedmaintenancesurveysandthusreducingtheprojectcost.Inordertoincreasetheavailablepowerfromthebuoy,wewillimplementthefollowingtasks:

• Onehalfoftheexistingbuoyhullwillbereplacedbyanewhullcontainingfuelcells.• Forthefuelcellsystemwewilltest/verifytheoutput,includingperformanceinhotweather.Anew

waterbasedcoolingsystemwillbedevelopedandtested.• Windturbineanditsperformancewillbetested• Anewsoftwareenabling“intelligentmonitoring” (i.e.automaticchangetovariousconfigurations

controlledbyapre-setcriteria)...toincreaseuservalueandpossibilityofsavingenergy.In addition, theoceanographic buoysmaybeequippedwith anAIS (AtoN)unit tonotify passing vesselsaboutthebuoypositiontominimizetheriskofinterference.ThemessagefromtheAISunitmayinadditioncontain selectedparametersmeasuredby thebuoy, thuspassing vesselsmayget informationonwinds,wavesandcurrentsasmeasuredbythebuoy.TheAISmessageisalsoaccessiblebythegeneralpublic,whomayusethebuoyinformationfortheirprofessionalneedaswellasforrecreationalpurposes.ByimplementingtheAISmessagewithID8inthedataloggersoftware,thisgoalmayrelativelysimplybeachieved.Themessageformatisfixedandmayaccommodatethefollowingparameters:Wind (speed, direction, gust), air temperature, humidity, dew point, air pressure, visibility, water level,currentprofile (speed,direction),waves (height,period,direction),water temperature,precipitationandsalinity.Thetotalnumberofparametersisabout30.

--------------------ProjecttitleandacronymImproving mooring design using integrated load cell and transmitting AIS message with selected buoyparameters(IMLOC-AISPAR)HostfacilityE1-M3AModalityofAccessMoA2 – Partially remote (the presence of the user is required at some stage, e.g. for installing anduninstallinganinstrument)DescriptionTheoceanographicbuoysaremooredtotheseabedtoensure itstayscloseto itsnominalposition.ThewaterdepthmayrangefromshallowwatertoDeepOceanofseveralthousandmeters.Themooringwillbesubject to the environmental forces at the deployment site (winds,waves, current profile) andmust bedesigned accordingly to ensure the buoy stays put. The mooring design process involves both generalexperienceandvariouscomputertoolstoreachthefinalmooringdesign.


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Wedohoweverseethatsomecombinationsofwaterdepthandenvironmentalconditionsaredifficultforthenumericaltoolsandtheexperiencefromsimilarstatesarelimited.Byusingaloadcellbelowthebuoyconnectedtothedataloggertomeasuretheactualpullinthemooringcanhelpovercomethislimitation.Theloadcellmaybeprogrammedtoprovidetheminandmaxloadoveragiventimeperiod,suchasevery15min.Datafromtheloadcellwillcontributetothegeneralexperienceandallowfinetuningofthenumericaltollsutilizedinthemooringdesignprocess.Furthermore,thebuoysmaybeequippedwithanAIS(AtoN)unittonotifypassingvesselsaboutthebuoypositiontominimizetheriskof interference.Experiencesofthepasthaveshownthat incaseofamooring linefailurethestationcandriftforseveralmilesandcanbeapotentialdangerfornearbyvessels.

The message from the AIS unit may in additioncontain selected parameters measured by thebuoy. Thus passing vessels may get informationonwinds,wavesandcurrentsasmeasuredbythebuoy. The AIS message is also accessible by thegeneralpublic,whomayusethebuoyinformationfor their professional needs as well as forrecreationalpurposes.ByimplementingtheAISmessagewithID8inthedata logger software, this goal may relativelysimply be achieved. Themessage format is fixedandmayaccommodatethefollowingparameters:

Wind (speed, direction, gust), air temperature, humidity, dew point, air pressure, visibility, water level,currentprofile (speed,direction),waves (height,period,direction),water temperature,precipitationandsalinity.Thetotalnumberofparametersisabout30.

--------------------Projecttitleandacronym CorrosionResistance,BiofilmandProtectionDataInDeepSeawater(DeepCorr) Hostfacility MOMAR ModalityofAccess MoA2-Partiallyremote(thepresenceoftheuserisrequiredatsomestage,e.g.forinstallinganduninstallinganinstrument) Description Today, the exploration and exploitation of seabed presents promising prospects for many industries.Indeed,moreandmoreattention turns to thesea,with theobjective todiscover this little-knownworldand/ortoexploitmineralandpetroleumresources.Forthis,theuseofreliablematerialsandresistanttocorrosionisnecessary.Thedurabilityofmetallicstructuresexposedtonaturalseawaterisoftenlinkedtotheefficiencyofprotectivesystemswhichconsistmainlyofcathodicprotectionand/ormaterialresistanttocorrosion. The use of non-resistant materials and/or unsuitable cathodic protection may induce loss ofperformance,importantcostsofserviceandpossibleenvironmentalandhumandisasters.


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Theobjectivesofthisprojectareto:1/Collectrelevantenvironmentalparametersinfluencingcorrosion2/Assessthecorrosionresistanceofdifferentmaterials3/Collectcathodicprotectiondata

--------------------Projecttitleandacronym Upwellingcharacterizationwithautonomousunderwatervehicle(upAUV) Hostfacility OBSEAModalityofAccess MoA3–In-person(thepresenceoftheuserisrequired/recommendedduringthewholeaccessperiod)Description AutonomousUnderwaterVehicles(AUVs)arebeing incorporatedtoOceanObservingSystemsworldwideas multisensory platforms capable of high spatiotemporal resolution sampling. Propelled AUVs, such asCSIC’s Iver2 AUVs, often incorporateDoppler (DVL) sensors for accurate underwater navigation (noGPSavailable).Thesesensorscanalsoperformcurrentprofiling(ADCP),althoughtheirmeasures’accuracyhasnotbeenthoroughlystudied.Underwatergliders (morewidespreadthanpropelledAUVs)arenowbeinginstalled ADCPs for current profiling. These gliders need to navigatewith pitch (nose inclination) valuesrangingfrom15-30º,whichmayyielderroneouscurrentmeasurementvalues.OneoftheobjectivesoftheexperimentsistoevaluatethemeasurementsoftheAUV(providedbyCSIC)bycomparingagainstamooredADCP(OBSEA).TheAUVshouldnavigateatdifferentpitchangles,speeds,onthesurface,…inordertoidentifywhatnavigationmodesarevalidforusingAUVsascurrentmeasurementinstruments.The other objective is to characterize the currents during upwelling processes that occur in the area inspringtime[J.Antonijuanetal.,2015].TheAUVorAUVs(CSICcanoperate2AUVsatatime)couldprovideadifferentperspectiveoftheprocessasnowithasbeenstudiedonlywithonemooredADCP(OBSEA).TheAUVs,samplingat1Hzandmovingatspeedsof2m/scouldprovideahighresolutionandfairlysynopticcurrentsmapofthearea.

--------------------Projecttitleandacronym SEISMICANDACOUSTICnoiseanalysisatESTOCsite(SEACOUT)Hostfacility ESTOCModalityofAccess


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MoA2-Partiallyremote(thepresenceoftheuserisrequiredatsomestage,e.g.forinstallinganduninstallinganinstrument)DescriptionSeismometers measure earth motion in the Earth's crust. About 90 percent of all naturalearthquakes occur underwater, where great pressure (depth} and cold temperatures makemeasurements challenging. An ocean-bottom seismometer (085} is a seismometer that can bedeployed on the seafloor for weeks ormonths, their sensors can record earthquakes, volcaniceruptions, tremorsoranyacousticevent regardlessof theiroriginbutdependingon thesensorcharacteristics,essentiallythefrequencyrange.Physically,seismicnoiseconsistsmostlyofsurfacewaves.Lowfrequencywaves(below1Hz)aregenerallycalledmicroseisms;highfrequencywaves(above1Hz}orecalledmicrotremors.TheobjectiveistoanalyzetheenvironmentalnoiseintheareaofESTOCsite,withtheprimarilyaimto identifyand/ordifferentiateregionalseismicandbiological sources of acoustic generation and wave propagation of the ocean noise, and toimprovetheperformanceofthe0BS.Blueandfinwhalesproduceveryloudcallsatfrequenciesaslow as 20Hz (Wilcock, 2012). Passive acoustic monitoring using 0BS is usually used to studyseismicityforlongperiodsoftime(typicallymonths}butit isalsoanimportanttoolforstudyingthedistributionandabundanceof largewhales in theoceans, characterizing theirbehaviorandhabitat usage (seasonally), and assessing how they are impacted by anthropogenic sounds(Zimmer, 2011). In this study we will focus on two different sources in the 1 to 50 Hz rangerecords: : low-frequencycallsofwhalespecies,blueand finwhales,and thespectraofvolcanictremorsdominatedbyfrequenciesaround10Hz.To achieve this we envisaged to deploy a small array of 4/6 short period four standardcomponents 085 (i.e. 3 components geophone OYO GS-11D, 4,5 Hz and a HighTech HTI-01-PCA(hydrophone)tomonitorambientnoisearoundtheE5TOCsiteforaperiodof6-9months.UsinganarrayofseveralOBS'srecordingsimultaneouslytheambientnoiseallowstoimproveourunderstandingoftheacousticrecordwavefieldanditsorigin,andtoderivephysicalpropertiesoftheoceaniccrustalstructurewhenrequired.Noisesourceswillbeinvestigatedthroughprobabilitydensity functions (PDF) of the power spectral density (P50),which provides information on thegenerationandpropagationofseismicnoiseinthestudyarea(Core/aetal.,2014).Thelocationsand tracking of sounds generated bymarinemammalswill be performed using a seismologicalhypocentrallocationcode(Gaspàetal.,2006).ReferencesCorela,C.,G.Silveira,L.Matias,M.SchimmelandW.Geissler(2014}.AGUFallmeeting,AbstractID:21865.Gaspà Rebull 0., Diaz Cusi J., Ruiz Fern6ndez M., Gallart Muset 1.,(2006),, J Acoust Soc Am.120{4}:2077-85.Wilcock,W.S.d:,.Tracl.Acoust.Sac.Am.132,2408-2419(2012).Zimmer,W. X. Z. (2011). Passive AcousticMonitoring of Cetaceans. CambridgeUni. Press,NewYork.

--------------------ProjecttitleandacronymLarval Occurrences in Open Ocean: Connectivity studies in the East Atlantic and West Mediterranean(LO3CAted)


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HostfacilitiesStationM,PAP,ESTOC,TENATSO/CVOOandDYFAMED ModalityofAccessMoA2 – Partially remote (the presence of the user is required at some stage, e.g. for installing anduninstallinganinstrument)ExceptCapeVerdewhichis:MoA1–Remote(thepresenceoftheuserisnotrequiredatanytimeduringtheaccessperiod)DescriptionDespitetheincreasingeffortoverthepastdecadestoimproveourknowledgeonmarineecosystems,theirimmensediversityoforganismsandprocesses, particularly in thedeep sea, remains largelyundisclosed.Fromthechangingperspectiveoftheoceansasavastandintrinsicallycontinuousdomain,mostlyimmunetohumanaction,understandingconnectivityhasemergedasanimperativetocomprehendtheresilienceofmarineorganismsandhabitats tonaturalandanthropogenic impacts,and to informstakeholdersanddecision-makerson science-basedoptions formanagement and conservation [Mengerinket al. 2014]. Inrecentyears, integratedmultidisciplinaryapproaches, incorporatinghigh-resolutionbiophysicalmodeling,geneticandgeochemicalmarkershavebeen increasinglyapplied toassess spatial scalesofdispersalandconnectivity [Hilarioetal.2015].However,knowledgegaps inboth thephysicalandbiologicalprocessesregulating larval dispersal, settlement and recruitment are hindering the understanding of deep-seaconnectivity. Biological controls of larval dispersal include the reproductive effort of adults, whichdetermines the timing and number of larvae in the water column, and also larval development andbehavior.All thesecomponentsdefinehowlarvae interactwiththeoceaniccirculationand influencethetiming, distance and trajectory of larvae among habitats. Moreover, the processes involved in findingsuitable habitats and settlement cues are largely unknown for deep-sea benthic organisms. With theprimarygoalofadvancingourgeneralknowledgeofconnectivityinthedeepsea,thisproposalwillfocusonvertical distributions and settlement of deep-sea larvae along the continental margin of Europe andNorthernAfrica.

--------------------ProjecttitleandacronymCurrentmeterintercomparisoninashallowwaterEnvironment(CISWE)HostfacilityOBSEAModalityofAccessMoA2 – Partially remote (the presence of the user is required at some stage, e.g. for installing anduninstallinganinstrument)DescriptionNortekhasdevelopednewtechnologycalledAD2CPandregisteredunderthepatentUS20080289433A1.Nortekinstrumentsarewellrecognizedworldwidefortheirreliabilityandhighaccuracy,sothetransitiontothenewproductlinemustbesupportedbyanumberoftestandintercomparisons.


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Manyofthemarealreadydonenearthemanufacturingfacilities(Oslo,Norway),butaslongastheseinstrumentswillbesuppliedallaroundtheworld,thedifferenttesthavetobedoneinawidespectrumofmeasurementsites.Obseaobservatoryfulfillstherequirementsforoneoftheprojectedtests.ThetemperatureintheMediterraneanareaishigher,wavesareshorterandcurrentsarelower(under0.2m/s)

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